Business Analyst / System analyst

eTeam; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a skilled Business Analyst to support the Regional IFRS17 project. This role involves gathering and analyzing requirements, conducting system integration tests, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field, significant experience in IT and insurance systems, and strong skills in data analysis and communication. Competitive salary and professional growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT and projects or BAU in Insurance core systems or Finance systems.
• Experience in implementing or handling core Insurance or financial reporting systems.
• Good understanding of IFRS17 is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document user requirements.
• Generate application specifications and integration specifications.
• Facilitate workshops for business users regarding project needs.
• Support users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and track progress.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Multitasking

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or Finance/Insurance

CBAP or equivalent certification

Tools

Oracle SQL

PL/SQL

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Business Analyst / System analyst
Department: IT Special Project
Reports to: Project Manager
Date: 2 Oct 2019

Job Purpose

As a business analyst, this candidate is responsible for gathering users' requirements for new system and/or system enhancement, analysis of requirements, plan and execute functional and system integration tests. The immediate focus is to support the Regional IFRS17 project. The candidate is expected to work on the Regional IFRS project. The key role to be performed in the SDLC is to elicit and analyse requirements, conduct System Integration Test (SIT), and support Users' Acceptance Test (UAT) and user training. The candidate is also expected to follow our Application Processes, Standards & Procedures.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Facilitate / conduct workshops for business users to identify project requirements. Gather, analyse, document and follow up on user requirements.
• Based on the requirements, generate artefacts needed for solution generation. These artefacts include application specification, integration/interface specifications, site‑map and page‑flow, and the usage of UML diagrams to detail the process flow and solution.
• Understand the core IFRS17 requirements, software solution and how to implement this within Great Eastern Finance and Actuarial business teams.
• Build an understanding of IFRS17 product and configuration to support the business during configuration and build phase. Ability to analyse and pull out data from database to analyse situations to support configuration.
• Work with IFRS17 solution vendor on System Unit testing.
• Hands‑on planning and execution of functional test cases. Perform execution of System Integration Test (SIT) cutting across source data teams and outbound systems.
• Support users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regular tracking of test progress status and defect management.
• Work with vendors (according to project needs) to communicate requirements, perform quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Develop IFRS17 and insurance‑specific SME knowledge for group‑wide knowledge management.

Jobholder Requirements

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Information Systems or Finance / Insurance degree.
• Certified in Business Analysis (CBAP or equivalent). Certified Agile / Scrum practitioner will be an added advantage.

Working Experience

• Minimum 5 years working experience in IT and experience handling projects or BAU in Insurance core systems or Finance systems.
• Experience in implementing or handling core Insurance systems or experience in financial reporting systems.
• Experience in handling inbound and outbound interfaces between upstream or downstream systems.
• Comfortable with data analysis via database queries – Oracle SQL, PL/SQL database to support business, testing, troubleshooting etc.
• Project working experience or good understanding of IFRS17 is an advantage.
• Good Insurance domain knowledge is a "Must".
• Strong knowledge and experience of insurance products is key.
• Financial reporting domain knowledge would be an added advantage.
• Competent in using Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Visio.

Competencies

• Good analytical skills
• Good communication skills
• Organized with an eye for detail
• Able to translate business requirements and relate this back to technical requirements
• Team player and must be able to work with cross IT and business teams
• Ability to multitask across different assigned tasks
• Fast learner to quickly understand new concepts